Bitcoin Archive w Archie

The 17 Year-oId Who Lost $6.5B in Bitcoin | Pete Rizzo

September 23, 2026·33 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

A teenager built Bitcoinica, one of the first Bitcoin margin exchanges, only to see it collapse after massive hacks and the loss of tens of thousands of BTC.Archie and The Bitcoin Historian, Pete Rizzo, explains how Bitcoinica pioneered Bitcoin derivatives, the mysterious investors and developers who became involved, and how the fallout helped shape the more mature exchanges we use today.CONNECT WITH PETE RIZZOX: https://x.com/pete_rizzo_Website: https://t.co/fS0v8Mpr2XFOLLOW THE PODCAST🍏 APPLE - https://bit.ly/BitcoinArchiveAP📺 YOUTUBE - https://bit.ly/BitcoinArchiveY 🌳 AMAZON - https://bit.ly/BitcoinArchiveAMCONNECT WITH ARCHIEInstagram: https://bit.ly/BitcoinArchiveIG X/Twitter: https://bit.ly/BitcoinArchiveX

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